JP4319063B2 - Product exit structure of vending machine - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a product outlet structure of a vending machine that sells beverages enclosed in cans, bottles, PET bottles, paper packs, etc., or products such as confectionery and accessories.

Conventionally, as a product outlet structure of this type of vending machine, it is arranged in front of a product outlet provided on the vending machine body side, and is provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction around the lower end side. An outlet body and an anti-theft member that is disposed in front of the product outlet and moves up and down when the outlet body is rotated forward to cover at least a part of the product outlet from the front. The product is received in the outlet body, and the product in the product outlet is taken out by turning the outlet body forward, and the opening of the product outlet due to fraud is prevented by the anti-theft member. Is known (for example, see Patent Document 1).
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-217012

  However, in the conventional product outlet structure of the vending machine, there is a gap for moving the anti-theft member without contacting the front surface of the commodity outlet, between the anti-theft member and the front side of the commodity outlet. When unloading a product from the product unloading port, for example, if the outer shape of the unloaded product is small, the product may drop into the gap, or the smooth unloading operation of the product may be hindered by the gap.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and the object of the present invention is to ensure that the product is securely attached to the product outlet body even if a gap is provided between the anti-theft member and the front side of the product carry-out port. An object of the present invention is to provide a product take-out structure for a vending machine that can be carried out.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is arranged in front of a product outlet provided on the vending machine main body side, and an outlet main body provided so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction around the lower end side; An anti-theft member that is disposed in front of the carry-out port and moves upward from a predetermined lower position when the take-out main body is rotated forward to cover at least a part of the product carry-out port from the front is carried out from the product carry-out port. In the product outlet structure of the vending machine that receives the received product in the outlet body and takes out the product in the product outlet by rotating the outlet body forward, the product is in the predetermined lower position. A closing member that closes a gap generated between the anti-theft member and the front side of the product carry-out port and moves the anti-theft member to an allowable position when the outlet main body is rotated forward is provided.

  As a result, the gap formed between the anti-theft member and the front side of the product carry-out port is closed, so that the product does not fall into the gap and the smooth unloading operation of the product is not hindered by the gap. Further, when the outlet main body is rotated forward, the closing member moves to a position where the upward movement of the anti-theft member can be permitted, and thus the vertical movement of the anti-theft plate is not hindered.

  According to the present invention, when the product is carried out, the product does not fall into the gap between the anti-theft member and the front side of the product carry-out port, and the smooth carry-out operation is not hindered by the gap. Unloading defects can be reliably prevented.

  1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a front view of a vending machine, FIG. 2 is a front sectional view thereof, FIG. 3 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. FIG. 5 is a front view of the commodity column, FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the outlet unit, FIG. 7 is a side view thereof, FIG. 8 is a side sectional view thereof, and FIG. 9 is a side view showing its operation. FIG. 10 is a side sectional view showing the operation, FIG. 11 is a front view of the main part of the fall prevention member, and FIG. 12 is a front view of the main part showing the operation.

  The vending machine includes a vending machine body 10 having a transparent front part, a plurality of product columns 20 arranged in the width direction and the vertical direction of the vending machine body 10, and each product column 20. Each product delivery mechanism 30, a product bucket 40 that can receive the product A delivered from each product column 20, a bucket moving mechanism 50 that moves the product bucket 40 in the arrangement direction of each product column 20, and automatic The outlet unit 60 is attached to the lower front portion of the vending machine main body 10.

  The vending machine main body 10 has a front opening, and the front opening is opened and closed by an outer door 11. A portion excluding the lower portion of the outer door 11 is formed by a transparent glass plate 11a, and a bill insertion slot 11b, a coin insertion slot 11c, an amount display unit 11d, a coin return slot 11e, and a product selection operation unit 11f are provided on the front surface. ing. In the vending machine main body 10, a product storage box 12 surrounded by a heat insulating wall is provided, and its front surface is covered with an inner door 13. The inner door 13 is mostly formed of a transparent glass plate 13a, and a product outlet 13b is provided at the lower portion thereof, and an outlet door 13c whose upper end is rotatably supported is attached to the product outlet 13b. It has been. Moreover, the cooling unit 14 is provided in the bottom face side in the goods storage 12, and the cooling unit 14 is comprised with the cooler and air blower which are not shown in figure.

  Each product column 20 has a column main body 21 extending in the front-rear direction, and is provided in the vending machine main body 10 so as to be able to be drawn forward. Although a detailed description of the drawer structure of the product column 20 is omitted, for example, a well-known slide rail or the like can be used. The product column 20 includes a partition plate 22 that partitions the inside of the column main body 21 in the width direction, and the partition plate 22 is attached to a substrate 23 provided at the center in the width direction in the column main body 21. Each commodity column 20 is supported by a shelf 24 extending in the width direction for each step in the vertical direction, and each shelf 24 is vertically moved by a plurality of support columns 25 erected on both sides in the width direction in the vending machine body 10. The direction is fixed at a predetermined position.

  Two product carry-out mechanisms 30 are provided in each product column 20, and each product carry-out mechanism 30 is arranged in the column body 21 in the width direction. Each product carry-out mechanism 30 includes a pair of pulleys 31 rotatably attached to the front end side and the rear end side of the column main body 21, an endless belt 32 wound around each pulley 31, and a front end side Composed of a gear 33 attached to the rotating shaft of the pulley 31, the product A is placed on the upper surface of the belt 32. That is, each product column 20 stores two products A with the partition plate 22 therebetween. Further, a product locking plate 32a is erected at a predetermined position of the belt 32. As shown in FIG. 4, the product A with the product locking plate 32a positioned on the rear end side of the apparatus main body on the belt 32. Are placed in a row.

  The product bucket 40 includes a pair of pulleys 42 rotatably attached to the front end side and the rear end side of the bucket main body 41, and an endless belt 43 wound around each pulley 42, and a motor (not shown). By rotating one of the pulleys 42, the belt 43 is rotated in a predetermined direction. The product bucket 40 includes a gear 44 that drives the product carry-out mechanism 30 of each product column 20, and the gear 44 is rotated by a motor (not shown).

  The bucket moving mechanism 50 includes a first drive unit 51 that moves the product bucket 40 in the width direction and a pair of second drive units 52 that move the first drive unit 51 in the vertical direction. The drive units 52 are respectively disposed on both sides in the width direction in the vending machine main body 10. The first drive unit 51 includes a pair of upper and lower guide rails 51a and 51b that movably support the product bucket 40, and the product bucket 40 is moved along the guide rails 51a and 51b by a motor (not shown). Yes. The second driving unit 52 includes a guide rail 52 a that supports the first driving unit 51 movably and a motor (not shown) that moves the first driving unit 51. In this bucket moving mechanism 50, the position of the product bucket 40 is detected by the position of the drive unit 51, by detecting the position of each product column 20 in the width direction and the vertical direction by a position detection means such as an optical sensor or a pulse detection means of a motor. By 52, it is made to move to the arbitrary product column 20 or the product outlet 10b.

  The outlet unit 60 includes a unit main body 61 attached to the lower part of the front surface of the vending machine main body 10, an outlet main body 62 rotatably attached to the unit main body 61, and a substantially vertical center in the outlet main body 62. The product receiving plate 63 provided, the first closing member 64 provided behind the product receiving plate 63, the second closing member 65 provided behind the first closing member 64, and the unit main body 61 The anti-theft plate 66 movably provided in the vertical direction on the back side, the interlocking member 67 for moving the anti-theft plate 66 in the vertical direction in conjunction with the rotation of the outlet body 62, and the outlet body 62. The lock plate 68 includes a damper 69 attached to the lock plate 68, a micro switch 70 that detects the position of the lock plate 68, and a lock mechanism 80 that locks the lock plate 68.

  The unit main body 61 has a front surface and a rear surface that are open, and a front plate 61a that is formed transparently is attached to the upper portion of the front opening. The lower end side of the front plate 61 a extends to the upper part in the outlet main body 62, and both ends in the width direction are notched so as not to contact the outlet main body 62.

  The outlet main body 62 has a front surface portion 62a and left and right side surface portions 62b, and the lower end side of each side surface portion 62b is rotatably supported by the unit main body 61 via a support shaft 62c. A locking plate 62 d that locks to the interlocking member 67 is attached in the outlet main body 62. A support shaft 62e for rotating the first closing member 64 and the lock plate 68 is attached to the back side of the outlet body 62, and a long hole 61b through which the support shaft 62e is inserted is provided on the side surface of the unit body 61. Yes.

  The product receiving plate 63 is formed such that the front end side is fixed to the front surface part 62 a of the outlet body 62, and the rear end side extends to the back side of the outlet body 62.

  The upper end of the first closing member 64 is rotatably supported on the back side of the unit main body 61 via the support shaft 64 a, and the lower end side extends below the rear end of the commodity receiving plate 63. A support shaft 62e of the outlet main body 62 is locked to the back surface of the first closing member 64. When the outlet main body 62 rotates forward, the first closing member 64 is pressed by the support shaft 62e. It is designed to rotate forward.

  The second closing member 65 is rotatably supported at its lower end via a common shaft 64a common to the first closing member 64, and extends backward on the upper end side of the unit main body 61 and the commodity outlet 13b. A closing portion 65a that closes the gap between the front surface side and an extending portion 65b that extends forward to cover the support shaft 64a from above are formed. Further, the second closing member 65 is urged rearward by a coil spring 65c wound around the support shaft 64a, and the bottom surface of the closing portion 65a comes into contact with the upper end of the anti-theft plate 66 described later.

  The anti-theft plate 66 is slidably supported on the back side of the unit body 61 by guide plates 66a at both ends in the width direction, and moves in the vertical direction along the guide plate 66a. A locking portion 66b for locking the interlocking member 67 is provided on the lower end side of the anti-theft plate 66, and the locking portion 66b is formed to be inclined downward toward the front.

  The interlocking member 67 is rotatably supported at the center by the unit main body 61 via a support shaft 67a, and a long hole 62f through which the support shaft 67a is inserted is provided on the side surface of the outlet main body 62. Rotating locking rollers 67b and 67c are attached to both ends of the interlocking member 67, and the locking roller 67b on one end side is locked on the locking plate 62d of the outlet body 62, and the locking on the other end side. The roller 67c is to be locked to the locking portion 66b of the anti-theft plate 66.

  The lock plate 68 is disposed on one side surface of the unit main body 61 and is rotatably supported by the first closing member 64 and a common support shaft 64a. A support shaft 62e of the outlet body 62 is connected to the lock plate 68, and when the outlet body 62 rotates forward, the lock plate 68 rotates counterclockwise around the support shaft 64a. ing. In addition, a locking portion 68 a that locks the lock mechanism 80 is provided at one end of the lock plate 68, and a contact portion 68 b that contacts the microswitch 70 is provided at the other end.

  The damper 69 has a well-known structure that applies a damping force to its rotating shaft (not shown), and is disposed in the vicinity of the lock plate 68 via the mounting plate 69a. In this case, the damper 69 is connected to a pin 69c provided on the lock plate 68 via a lever 69b, and a damping force is applied to the lock plate 68. Note that the rotation shaft of the damper 69 may be directly connected to the support shaft 64a of the lock plate 68 without using such a lever 69b. Further, in FIG. 7 to FIG. 10, the illustration of the damper 69 and the like is omitted.

  The micro switch 70 is disposed on one side surface of the unit main body 61 and comes into contact with the contact portion 68b of the lock plate 68 through the contact plate 70a. In this case, when the outlet main body 62 rotates forward, the contact portion 68b of the lock plate 68 is separated from the contact plate 70a and the micro switch 70 is turned off.

  The lock mechanism 80 includes a lock pin 81 to be engaged with the engagement portion 68a of the lock plate 68, a lever 82 having the lock pin 81 attached to one end, and a solenoid 83 connected to the other end of the lever 82. These are attached to one side surface of the unit main body 61 via a case-like attachment member 84. That is, the lever 82 is rotatably supported by the mounting member 84 via the support shaft 82a. When the solenoid 83 is excited, the lock pin 81 protrudes toward the lock plate 68 and the lock plate 68 is locked. ing. The lock mechanism 80 and the micro switch 70 are connected to a control unit (not shown) of the vending machine, respectively.

  In the vending machine configured as described above, when money is inserted and a product is selected, the product bucket 40 is moved to the product column 20 corresponding to the selected product by the bucket moving mechanism 50. At this time, the belt 62 on the product bucket 40 side is positioned at the same height as the belt 32 on the product column 20 side, and the gear 44 on the product bucket 40 side meshes with the gear 33 on the product column 20 side. Next, the belt 43 on the product bucket 40 side rotates, and the gear 44 on the product bucket 40 side rotates. As a result, the belt 32 of the product carry-out mechanism 30 rotates, and as shown in FIG. 4, the product A on the belt 32 is carried out to the product bucket 40 side and is transferred to the belt 43 on the product bucket 40 side. To be accepted. And the goods bucket 40 which received the goods A moves to the goods delivery port 13b by the bucket moving mechanism 50. FIG. Then, as shown in FIG. 8, the belt 43 of the product bucket 40 rotates so that the product A in the product bucket 40 is carried out into the outlet main body 62 of the outlet unit 60, and the commodity receiving plate in the outlet main body 62. 63. At that time, since the gap between the product outlet 13b and the unit main body 61 is closed by the closing portion 65a of the second closing member 65, the product A falls from the gap or a part of the product A enters the gap. The product A is received by the product receiving plate 63 without causing a carry-out failure such as being pinched.

  On the other hand, in the take-out unit 60, when the above-described commodity carry-out operation is started, the lock mechanism 80 is activated by a signal from the control unit of the vending machine, and the lock pin 81 is moved to the lock plate 68 as shown in FIG. The lock plate 68 is locked by protruding to the side. Thereby, the forward rotation of the outlet main body 62 is restricted. Thereafter, when the commodity A is unloaded into the outlet body 62 and the commodity unloading operation is finished, the lock mechanism 80 is unlocked as shown in FIG. 9, and the outlet body 62 can be rotated.

  Next, when taking out the product A, the product A can be taken out from above the outlet body 62 by rotating the outlet body 62 forward as shown in FIG.

  At this time, if the outlet body 62 is rotated forward, a gap is generated between the rear end of the commodity receiving plate 63 and the commodity outlet 13b. However, the first closing is performed in conjunction with the rotation of the outlet body 62. Since the member 64 rotates forward while approaching the rear end of the commodity receiving plate 63, the gap is closed by the first closing member 64. Further, since the support shaft 64a on which the first closing member 64 and the fall prevention plate 65 are supported is covered from above by the extension portion 65b of the second closing member 65, the support shaft 64a is removed from the outlet body 62. There is no exposure inside.

  Further, when the outlet main body 62 rotates forward, the locking roller 67b on one end side of the interlocking member 67 is pressed by the locking plate 62d of the outlet main body 62, and the interlocking member 67 is centered on the support shaft 67a. Rotate clockwise. Accordingly, the locking portion 66b of the anti-theft plate 66 is pushed up by the engaging roller 67c on the other end side of the interlocking member 67, and the anti-theft plate 66 moves upward. At this time, the anti-theft plate 66 moves upward while rotating the second closing member 65 against the urging force of the coil spring 65 c to bring the closing portion 65 a into contact with the side surface of the anti-theft plate 66. As a result, the anti-theft plate 66 moves to the front of the merchandise carry-out port 13b, and the anti-theft plate 66 restricts the opening of the carry-out door 13c of the merchandise carry-out port 13b. In this case, since the rotation of the outlet body 62 to the front is restricted by the lock mechanism 80 during the above-mentioned product unloading operation, the unloading body 62 is rotated during the unloading operation and the unloading door 13c for the product A is discharged. The opening of is not regulated.

  Further, when the outlet body 62 is opened before the start of the product carry-out operation, the contact portion 68b of the lock plate 68 is separated from the contact portion 68b of the microswitch 70 by opening the outlet body 62, and the microswitch 70 is moved. When it is turned off, the start of the product unloading operation is stopped by the control unit of the vending machine.

  As described above, according to the commodity outlet structure of the present embodiment, the clearance formed between the anti-theft plate 66 and the front surface of the commodity carrying-out port 13b is closed, and the anti-theft plate 66 is rotated when the outlet main body 62 is rotated forward. Since the second closing member 65 that moves to a position where it can be moved upward is provided, the product A does not fall into the gap, and the smooth carry-out operation is not hindered by the gap, thereby reliably preventing the product A from being unsuccessfully carried out. Can be prevented. Further, when the outlet main body 62 is rotated forward, the second closing member 65 can be moved to a position where the upward movement of the anti-theft plate 66 can be permitted. There is no hindrance.

  In addition, since the second closing member 65 is provided on the outlet body 62 side so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction, the second closing member 65 is configured to be biased in the direction of closing the gap by the coil spring 65c. With a simple configuration, when the product A is carried out without hindering the movement of the anti-theft plate 66 in the vertical direction, the gap can always be closed, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.

  Further, since the first closing member that closes the gap formed between the product receiving plate 63 and the front side of the anti-theft plate 66 when the outlet body 62 is rotated forward is provided, the product A falls into the gap. Therefore, even a small product can be sold without hindrance.

  In addition, since the second closing member 65 is rotatably provided on the support shaft 64a on which the first closing member 64 is supported, the second closing member 65 can be attached without providing a separate support shaft. The number of parts can be reduced.

  Moreover, since the extension part 65b which covers from the upper part the support shaft 64a by which the 1st closing member 64 and the 2nd closing member 65 were rotatably supported was provided in the 2nd closing member 65, the outlet main body 62 The support shaft 64a is not exposed inside, and the product A can be smoothly carried out into the outlet 62 main body without contacting the support shaft 64a.

  In the above-described embodiment, the second closing member 65 is rotatably supported on the common shaft 64a common to the first closing member 64. However, the second closing member 65 is You may make it rotatably support on the separately provided spindle.

  In the above embodiment, the second closing member 65 is urged in the direction of closing the gap by the coil spring 65c. However, the closing portion 65a of the second closing member 65 is formed from the above embodiment. Further, by extending backward or forming the thickness of the closing portion 65a thick, the center of gravity of the second closing member 65 is arranged on the closing portion 65a side. You may comprise so that it may move to the direction which closes a clearance gap with the dead weight of the 2 closure members 65. FIG.

  In the above embodiment, the second closing member 65 is rotatably supported on the outlet body 62 side. However, as shown in FIGS. 13 and 14, the product outlet 13b side is shown. The second closing member 90 is rotatably supported via a support shaft 90a, and the second closing member 90 is moved in a direction to close the gap by the weight of the coil spring 90b or the second closing member 90. May be.

The front view of the vending machine provided with the goods outlet structure which shows one Embodiment of this invention Front sectional view of vending machine Side view of vending machine Side view of product column and product bucket Front view of product column Perspective view of the outlet unit Side view of outlet unit Side sectional view of the outlet unit Side view showing the operation of the outlet unit Side sectional view showing the operation of the outlet unit Front view of main parts of fall prevention member Front view of main part showing operation of fall prevention member Side sectional view showing another embodiment Side sectional view showing another embodiment

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Vending machine main body, 13b ... Commodity exit, 62 ... Take-out outlet main body, 64 ... 1st closing member, 64a ... Support shaft, 65 ... 2nd closing member, 65a ... Closing part, 65b ... Extension part 66 ... Anti-theft member.

Claims (6)

An outlet body disposed in front of the commodity outlet provided on the vending machine main body side and pivotably provided in the front-rear direction around the lower end side, and an outlet body disposed in front of the commodity outlet. The anti-theft member that moves upward from a predetermined lower position and covers at least a part of the product carry-out port from the front when the product is rotated forward, and receives the product carried out from the product carry-out port in the exit body, In the product outlet structure of the vending machine that takes out the product in the product outlet by rotating the outlet body forward,
When the clearance formed between the anti-theft member at the predetermined lower position and the front side of the product carry-out port is closed and the take-out main body is rotated forward, the anti-theft member moves to an allowable position. A product outlet structure for a vending machine, characterized by comprising a closing member. The closing member is provided on the outlet body side so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction,
The product outlet structure for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is configured to move in a direction to close the gap by the weight of the biasing means or the closing member. The closing member is provided on the product exit side so as to be rotatable in the front-rear direction,
The product outlet structure for a vending machine according to claim 1, wherein the closing member is configured to move in a direction to close the gap by the weight of the biasing means or the closing member. The product outlet structure according to claim 1 or 2, further comprising: a closing member that closes a gap formed between the outlet body and the front surface of the anti-theft member when the outlet body is rotated forward. . The product outlet structure for a vending machine according to claim 4, wherein each of the closing members is rotatably attached to a common support shaft. The extending part which covers from the upper part the supporting shaft to which each closing member is attached was provided in the closing member which closes the clearance gap between the said anti-theft member and the front side of a goods carry-out port. Product outlet structure for vending machines.

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